Deputies search for missing Alzheimer's patient

VALLEY CENTER -- Deputies launched a search Friday for an
elderly man with Alzheimer's disease who was reported missing from
his home.

Glen Phillips, 85, was reported missing at 9 a.m. from his home
in the 15000 block of Fruitvale Road, sheriff's spokesman Chris
Saunders said.

Members of the sheriff's Search and Rescue Team established a
command center at a nearby church and scoured the neighborhood with
dogs for the missing man, Saunders said. A sheriff's helicopter
also assisted in the search.

Phillips had not been found as of Friday night.

He is described as being 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighing
about 155 pounds. He was white hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's
Department at (858) 565-5200.